Grounded's Autumn Reading List

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10 Grounded Guest Editors on the books they can't put down.

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Julia Quinn, Postpartum Nutritional Consultant & Nurse

Strangers by Belle Burden

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Petronella Risita Achieng, Astrology Writer

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

"This groundbreaking modern novel helped revolutionise African literature. It explores themes of adaptation and outside pressure in a changing world, something we can all relate to today."

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Lindsey Holland, Founder of Marnie Rays

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

"Fantasy, love, grief, you name it, it's all here. Cut to me racing to bed an hour earlier every day because I cannot put these books down."

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Founder of Boito

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

"Sacks meets Dr P., a brilliant musician who can see perfectly well but somehow cannot recognise what he is looking at. He sees shapes, colours and details, but not the whole. There's a line here that goes: "Reality, it seemed, might be conveyed by smell, not by sight." It made me think about how often we can see something without really seeing it."

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Dan Watson, Head of Sales at Uluwatu Estate

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

"My mini essay on doing nothing was about protecting your energy from your own noise. The Let Them Theory is about protecting it from everyone else's. It's the same lesson from a different angle. Stop spending time on things you were never meant to control, and watch how much lighter you become."

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Anita Kaushal, Co-Founder of Mauli Rituals

All Fours by Miranda July

"Funny, fearless and at times wonderfully uncomfortable. A woman approaching a new stage of life begins questioning the assumptions she's made about marriage, desire, ageing and who she is allowed to become. We've all been there, and I loved its refusal to make midlife smaller. Indeed, quite the opposite."

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Johann von Loeper, CEO of Hiut Denim

The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore

"’m really interested in how technology is changing the world around us, particularly how it is changing the way we live, work and relate to governments and institutions."

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Abigail Ireland, Peak Performance Strategist

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

"This book is so simple and easy to read. It describes the journey of a young boy on a mission to follow his dreams. Whilst it’s a fictional story, there are so many life lessons hidden within the pages. This is about pursuing your dreams, trusting the process, and seizing opportunities that come your way."

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Lauren Cunningham, Editor of Grounded

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

"Never have I read a book and felt truly immersed in another culture, family and religion. Fatima Farheen Mirza's account of an Indian-American Muslim family living in Northern California does exactly that, tugging on heartstrings while opening our eyes to a different reality."

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